Category Archives: My Creative Pieces

Collagraph printing: Connectivity project

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

I haven’t posted any of my prints for a while.  With a new tutor in the studio, an introduction to different ink-related mediums, and a new array of printing advice/guidance, it’s taken me a while to find my feet and … Continue reading →

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I’ll be teaching at ……..

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

5-7 October 2019 Korowal School, Hazelbrook, Blue Mountains, NSW CLICK HERE to visit the website of this brand new creative retreat, check out the various workshops (designed for adults 18+) and make a booking. I’m thrilled to have been asked … Continue reading →

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Experimental Etching with Tony Ameneiro: Prints 2

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

Print Series 2 Source material as inspiration: Striated muscle fibres of the heart.  Again, I zoomed into the detail. Drawing the design: After a brief outline drawing I scratched directly into 1mm polycarbonate sheet and .5mm PVC clear film (acetate). … Continue reading →

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Experimental Etching with Tony Ameneiro: Prints 1

Posted on July 21, 2019 by

Print series 1 Source material as inspiration: I chose this picture of bone calcification and zoomed into the detail. Drawing the design: After several small sketches I redrew my design to full size. Transferring the image: A zinc sheet was … Continue reading →

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Experimental Etching with Tony Ameneiro: Source material

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

Several days printing, in a residential retreat, with tutor Tony Ameneiro and 9 other keen printmakers was a great way to spend last week, and super stimulating. Having no idea what his take on etching was and what materials we … Continue reading →

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Monoprinting from nature: progressive printing

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

This is not something I’ve done much of in the past as I lean more towards ‘manufactured’ shapes and abstract designs but as I’ve been saving and drying some plant material it seemed like a good opportunity to put them … Continue reading →

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Printing: A small aside

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

It’s never too late to complete a project.  You just have to become a hoarder and never discard anything. Some considerable time ago, using the back-drawing monoprinting technique, I produced some small pieces which I went on to embellish with … Continue reading →

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